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St 224 enterprise 265; south timbalier block 224

NOAAORR-9627

issued: 2017-11-30 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2017-12-14 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2017-12-14 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 28.512, -90.384
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

ST 224 Enterprise 265; South Timbalier Block 224.
South Timbalier Block 224.
1. On November 30, 2017, the USCG MSU Morgan City contacted the NOAA SSC regarding the discharge of diesel fuel from a tank on an offshore rig in the Gulf Of Mexico. The tank was ruptured when a boom crane fell from the rig and punctured the tank. USCG is requested a trajectory and fate of the sheen
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1596 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 28.512N 090.384W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9627: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9627

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